2012年11月20日星期二

Story: During the Warring States period, the powerful
state of Qi dispatches troops to attack the state of Lu. King of Lu leads his
troops personally, ready to battle it out.

"The Qi army is ready to attack us. I order
you all to get ready to fight back!"

"Your Majesty, now it is not opportune to
fight back. I suggest we wait a moment."

"Good."

Seeing no response from the Lu army, the Qi army
beat their battle drums again.

"Now, should we send out our troops?"

"We have to wait another moment."

The Qi army beat their drums for the third time.
The Lu King throws a quick glance at Cao Gui. But Cao Gui keeps silent. The Qi
army's third drumming has stopped.

"Your Majesty, now we can hit back."

"Good. Beat our drums and hit back!"

The Lu army goes all out and beats the Qi army.
After the war is over, the Lu King asks Cao Gui: "Why did we have to wait
until the Qi army's third drumming before we launched the attack?"

"Fighting relies on the soldiers' courage.
After the first drumming, the enemy soldiers' morale was the highest. After the
second drumming, their morale became weaker. And after the third drumming,
their morale was completely gone. When our army sounded our drums, our buoyant
troops would certainly beat the slack and tired enemy."

Explaination:

do sth. At one go; press on to
the finish without letup; get sth. Done in one vigorous effort

2012年11月14日星期三

Story:
At the
later stage of the Three Kingdoms Period,the kingdom Wei took possession of the
kingdom Shu.Liu Chan, the young king of Shu,was forced to move to Luoyang, the
capital of Wei.One day, Wei's general Sima Zhao invited Liu Chan to a
banquet.At the banquet, he specially ordered Shu dance performance.Shu's
ministers were all stirred by the dance and felt very sad.But Liu Chan was
keenly interested in the dance,and didn't feel any regrets for his perished
kingdom.Sima Zhao asked Liu Chan on purpose,"Do you miss the kingdom of
Shu?" "I am very happy here and don't miss Shu at all." After
seeing this, Sima Zhao thought it was unbelievable that someone was so
stupid.Even Zhuge Liang were still alive,he would not be able to protect the
kingdom for Liu Chan.“ Le bu si shu ”. Forgetting one ’ s origin and roots due
to pleasure.

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